[yorkie]

"FReepers deserve better than to have that crap surreptitiously deposited on their systems, just because they trusted the folks who post here on FreeRepublic."

I have often wondered if I click on a link here, at FR, what is to say - "it is safe"?

I think if anyone posts something here that causes an 'intrusion' or virus to those members who click it - THEY SHOULD BE BANNED and their internet number never be allowed to post here again. (Just MHO)

[shibumi]

Salamander has been our “canary in the coal mine” on this one. She has both Abine and Ghostery detection software on her system.

Even with that, a couple of times a week, she’s got to do a thorough clean out of the bugs.

If you worry about this kind of stuff, then the “Bloggers” section is definitely NOT the place to be. Case in point. Who would suspect an outfit like Forbes would stick you with 15 trackers from just trying to read an article?

[shibumi]

I’ve been cleaning my cache two to three times a day and I’ve ~STILL~ got alarms going off.